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Hello lovely people - we made it through March!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽
The days are finally brightening up over here in London, the cherry blossoms are out and something definitely feels like it’s shifted…
I lost a lot of March to various illnesses - food poisoning followed by flu (potentially covid??) 😭 and I’ve emerged with massive appreciation for being able to go outside and have conversations and start dance classes again!
My brain was giving me a really hard time after being ill for so long and not being able to properly self-care, but in the last week it’s like the pressure has been let out of my skull and I can just… be? Not knowing everything, not being perfect, not being able to fix the big bad things, but still worthy of being present in this life and experiencing the good of it. 🥰 Fingers crossed we get to stay here a little while because it really is lovely!
I’m already looking forward to your updates in the comments but for now let me share some March moments that I managed to capture on camera!
As mentioned, here is me being sick af and miserable about it:
But moving swiftly on! In between these illnesses it was none other than the Queen herself’s BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎉
The plan was pizza and karaoke at her place, and I bought her two pink microphones as a present to go with this plan! But in the end she decided to use the microphones to go round the room hosting a roast of everybody there and cackling to herself instead. She was absolutely in her element: spoilt with presents, loaded up on birthday cake, and allowed to say whatever she wanted with consequence. 👑
Then it was back to London and time for a little date night!
Char & I went to a screening for Drive-Away Dolls, a new film that is super queer, super silly, and very enjoyable!! Two lesbians on a wild adventure being chased by bad guys trying to steal a suitcase full of surprises… I would definitely recommend it for your next movie night (as long as you don’t mind full on sex scenes and full on violence…)! 👩🏽🤝👩🏾
I haven’t made it to as many dance classes as usual but I’ve loved getting back to them!
The first picture is from a beginner Samba workshop that I really enjoyed! I’ve done one class before and was immediately like nah this footwork is way too complicated but I got it a bit more this time! And then a classic twerk class, both run by the angel Nana who’s dancing with me on the right. 💃🏽
In the world of work things, something new might be coming…
I went to a studio absolutely dosed up to the brim on cold & flu medicine to record a tester episode for a potential podcast! It’s a chatty mental health pod with plenty of laughs as well as vulnerable moments, co-hosted by the lovely Max Selwood who’s a really great mental health content creator and good egg.
It’s not 100% gonna happen yet (nothing has been signed, sealed or delivered!), but I’m feeling hopeful about it and it would be a GREAT project and feels really meaningful to do 🥰 I wanted to tell you guys first, obviously! Keep your fingers crossed 😬
Back to some more whole family things, Char & I spent Easter weekend with her fam up in Birmingham and put together our (now traditional) egg hunt for the young’uns!
We played lots of games and I basically got to be a big kid all weekend which refreshed my soul massively!
And another thing that’s been great for the soul is getting to spend time with all my favourite four-legged friends this month 🥰
Bella & I soak up all the snuggles whenever I go back to Gem’s, Gilbert is still coming round for his daily visits, and Char’s dog Karma is such a happy little kangeroo I love her so much. I’m definitely happiest when there’s a furry baby around. 🐶🐱
SO despite so much illness, I think I managed to fit in a lot of beautiful moments and I am absolutely grateful for that.
How was your March my loves? Any highlights or lowlights to share? Any updates on things you’ve told us before? The comment section is all yours!
Speak soon and please take care of yourselves!
M
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If Karma is the brown and white dog, she looks very similar to my Fennec, who suddenly and unexpectedly passed away April 1st 💔 I am not doing very well accepting this and I realize it hasn’t even been a week but the tears come easily and with enough force to break my heart every time. It’s not only the fact that I had to say goodbye but the suddenness of it…I wasn’t prepared. I knew when it was her time I was going to be a mess but she was fine earlier in the day and by the evening she had gone downhill. I’m rambling, I think but I am not ok in any way so if you could show Karma and Bella and any other dogs you know some extra love…Fennec will always have my heart 😢🐶
Thanks for the update Megan! Glad to hear the illnesses didn't bring down the whole month and that you had some joy too.
I've been having a pretty darn good week. This year has felt life one never-ending crazy week. I've reached a point where I've made so much progress. A year ago I was still so lost and uncertain and scared. This week I got to celebrate my achievements with my therapist which felt so good. I feel more content than I've felt in a long time.
Not sure if this makes any sense but it feels nice to type it out. Writing this comment prompted me to type out / process my thoughts a little more which was really helpful; decided it didn't all need to be shared here though. Sometimes I really don't feel like journalling unless I am addressing it to someone, so thanks for leaving this space open for us to share.